That means Christine vom Kartenchaosand I usually pick a stamp or stamp set that we both have (we nearly have the same taste!) and create a card with this set and another task.Today Christine made a wish, and it is:

YEP!! So if you want to be that person, all you have to do is comment on the hop! Here are ways you can win: You can pick and choose which ones you want to do, but the more you comment, the more chances you have to win!1-Comment on The Alley Way Stamps Blog

Saturday, 30 August 2014

Heute möchte ich mit Euch über ein schwer wiegendes Problem sprechen! Wir kennen alle diese Tage, wenn die Kreativität nicht recht in Schwung kommt! Ich hasse diese Tage, denn ich brauche das Basteln um nach einem anstrengenden Tage zu entspannen!
In diesen Momenten gibt es ein paar Dinge, auf die ich mich verlassen kann!Today I want to talk to you about a serious problem! We all have these days when the creativity is lacking! I hate those days because I need crafting to relax after a busy day at work.In these moments I turn to some things I can always count on!

Lieblings-Farb-Kombi
Ich glaube, jeder hat eine Farb-Kombi, die immer gefällt! Für mich ist es Aqau - Orange! Meistens mag ich die Karten, die ich in diesem Farben bastele!Favorite color comboI think everybody has a color combo that works for him. For me it is aqua - orange! Most of the time I like the projects that I create in these colors.

That means Christine vom Kartenchaosand I usually pick a stamp or stamp set that we both have (we nearly have the same taste!) and create a card with this set and another task.Today I made a wish, and it is:

Saturday, 23 August 2014

Today I want to talk about Mr. Squirrel! Mr. Squirrel is quite small, in fact a lot of the cute creature from Create a Smile are smallish. What I really love because I like CAS cards and small creature leave a lot of space for "white" space if you know what I mean!

But what can we do to make them stand out?
I have three tipps for you that work for me!

1. Give Mr. Squirrel a stage
Use a tag, banner, circle or something like that that works as a frame. This way he won't get lost on the card.

2. Make Mr. Squirrel stand out
As you can see on my card I colored Mr. Squirrel in a bright color. For the rest of the card I used muted colors or bright colors in a very small amount. Ok, that is easier for us in Europe because squirrels have a reddish brown overhere! The squirrels that I saw in New York were grey! So maybe you could make it the other way around: Color Mr. Squirrel in grey and keep the rest of the card in bright colors - that would make him stand out, too!

3. Don't clutter your card
Ok what a great advice for Clean and Simple designers ;) ! But with a small image you can't add too much embellishment or other details. Mr. Squirrel would get lost! We don't want that!!!

Do you have other tipps to work with small images! Please tell us! I am eager to learn!

That means Christine vom Kartenchaosand I usually pick a stamp or stamp set that we both have (we nearly have the same taste!) and create a card with this set and another task.Today Christine made a wish, and it is:

Ich gebe ganz offen zu: Ich habe schon lange darauf gebrannt, das Set "Mrs Rogers Neighborhood" zu benutzen - so süß! Das Zelt auf dem Boot war genug Ausrede für mich, das Set einzusetzen!Okay, I'll be honest! I was dying to use the super cute set Mrs Rogers Neighborhood! And the tent on the boat was just the excuse that I needed!

Wie sieht es bei Euch aus? Nehmt Ihr Bastelsachen mit in den Urlaub? Alles? Oder nur ein paar Sachen? Gar nichts? Wonach sucht ihr aus, was mit auf Reisen gehen darf? Diese Entscheidung finde ich immer total schwierig! Also, erzählt es mir! Und lasst Christine wissen, dass ich nicht die einzige verrückte Bastlerin da draußen bin!So what about you? Do you take you crafting supplies with you on vacation? Everything? Or just a few things? Or nothing? And even more interesting: Which things to you take with you? I think that is always a very difficult decision! Tell me! And please let Christine know that I am not the only crazy crafter out there!